CTV’s Atlantic Bureau Chief says an SUV has collided head-on with a bus belonging to the Canadian Navy in Nova Scotia. One person has died in the crash and three others were taken to hospital. Investigators are trying figure out what went wrong.
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Speaking to the Canadian and Empire Clubs, the federal finance minister emphasizes that Canadians shouldn’t expect emergency stimulus measures to become permanent policy.
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Defence Minister Peter Mackay and U.S. Secretary of Defence Robert Gates both say the federal and U.S. government’s realize big challenges are ahead in Afghanistan and they are committed to securing the safety of all Afghan citizens and solid defence relations with the country.
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After suggesting Richard Colvin, the diplomat whose allegations about Afghan detainee transfers sparked a firestorm, is a Taliban dupe, the defence minister eased up on his attacks.
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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says there will be no new stimulus measures and no new taxes. Opposition finance critics John McCallum and Thomas Mulcair say spending and assistance is still needed.
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